Volleyball Study Guide History YMCA Director William G. Morgan developed the game of volleyball in 1895 in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts. It was devised as a recreational activity for businessmen who wanted a game that had less physical contact than basketball. Morgan originally called the game “mintonette”. Dr. George Fisher is known as the “father of volleyball” for his organization of the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) which was established in 1928. Volleyball was introduced to the
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In the poem‚ ‘An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow’ by ‘Les Murray’ reflects upon a different type of society as feelings and emotions are kept secret. In the first stanza of the poem Murray uses imagery to paint a picture in the readers mind of a busy city coming to a halt‚ ‘Pitt Street is baked up for almost half a mile.’ At the end of the stanza Murray again uses imagery to make the readers see a man crying. People walk by him and see him crying but they do not stop him. The man in this poem is not
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Sous Les Arbres is the 17th poem in the second half of the book “L’ Âme en Fleur”. “L’ Âme en Fleur” is the second book of Victor Hugo’s “Les Contemplations”. Sous Les Abres is the title of the 17th poem while the poems which come directly before it and after aren’t titled. The poem is 24 lines long‚ consisting of 6 stanzas written in 4 line quatrains. It is written in alexandrines arranged in “rime croisées” throughout the 6 quatrains‚ with an ABAB style of rhyme. Hugo’s use of the Caesura defies
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1. /What are the challenges facing Morgan Stanley as John Mack assumes a leadership role? The challenges faced by Morgan Stanley as John Mack assumes a leadership role were as follows: internal fights were taking place at all managerial levels between divisions ‚ as the company at that moment was split in ten divisions and each one of it was totally focusing on profit maximization into it’s own area there were unequal distribution of wealth among pre and post IPO partners the firm was in
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Daniel ‘Mad Dog’ Morgan 2010 Christina Chong Society & Environment 5/31/2010 In the 19th century bushrangers were classified as robbers. They settled in areas like bush and forests as their base. Most of the bushrangers were convicts from Britain who have escaped from assigned penal colonies in NSW and Van Diemen’s Land (currently known as Tasmania). By 1850’s an increase of ambush and robbery began because of the gold rush. The last bushranger had disappeared by 1880. Most bushrangers
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Les Misérables: Critique of a Servant-Leader Stacey L. Jones Gonzaga University – ORGL530‚ Section B1 – Servant Leadership [Spring 2013] April 20‚ 2013 Introduction The story of Les Misérables has been told many times and in many ways‚ including a novel by Victor Hugo‚ the Broadway production‚ and on the big screen in 2012. The story centers around Jean Valjean‚ a man who spent nineteen years in prison for stealing bread for his sister and her family who were starving; Fantine‚ an unwed
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Lab 4: Le Chatelier’s Principle Name: Cammey Mahowald Lab Partners: None Date of Experiment: March 16‚ 2015 Course: CHE 112 Abstract: The purpose of this experiment is to understand the components of a reaction at chemical equilibrium and use Le Chatelier’s principle to predict the direction an equilibrium position will shift upon changes in the concentration‚ temperature‚ and pressure. It was determined that in the equilibrium of chromate and dichromate it is an exothermic reaction and in the
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Jad Ardakani Persuasive Essay If one takes responsibility for himself he will develop a hunger to accomplish his dreams. (Les Brown) Responsibility is a trait that a human should start to develop starting from his childhood. In addition‚ it is proved that anyone who started taking responsibility at a young age excelled in life better than a dependant person. All of this is the duty of parents who need give chances to their children to learn from their mistakes to become
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Assigned Reading: Morgan‚ Joan. “Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hos.” Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing. 9th ed. Edited by Gary Colombo et al.‚ Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2013‚ pp. 455-460. Morgan’s piece addresses feminism and misogamy in the hip-hop culture. She uses a blend of song lyrics‚ and examples of her life and she references rap artists such as Dr. Dre‚ Ice Cube‚ Snoop Dog‚ and Notorious B.I.G. Her focus is mostly on how black people are being subliminally influence
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Vinh Le - Essay Our family‚ along with the majority of our cousins‚ were all driving to Florida. We packed our bags the night before‚ and got as much sleep as we could before waking up early in the morning. Our stops were planned; routes were plotted out and hotels marked on digital maps. My uncle rented out a large SUV for all of us to drive in‚ and so began our journey. We had clothing for a week’s vacation‚ and had packed food to last as long as possible. We set off‚ planning to drive through
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